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THE JOURNAL
AM IXDtriCXUEXf NEWSPAPER.
c. s. iAcmo.v.......t u
stiroony In the trials '" "developing trad and change of front on the part of sun
condemned polltl- '"d Pnot;n ''".."Tm- drjr of thM ntlemcn. Awakloii
m ducat on and religion. .It Is th Mm , ... ., '.' -7
of, corruption and )d ory 0l(J M jApiin ,hpwed at jut to a realisation of the Tact
om tbe assembly KorMl thllt ,, couh, ,.hlp hr t0 that the voters are la deadly earnest
I some ot these senatorial miscarriages, capital to -shin like housewives' porce- rloua counties telling, of . a, sudden
related there at testimony In the trials ' y "developing iraae nu change of front on the part f Bun
lor connoted and
rians. The trail
license lead t mm
J t.,!Z7 "S lYWiE chmlr at Salem to the McNeil's ..anditin. and Korea preferred to etanj In their demand that United' States
rmt na iu4i..u mtrmn, rurtias. or. Island prison, : to the senate cbam- I still and forego the whipping. Hence senators shall be elected In Oregon
KnfvrMi t th aMtorru t pwiiaad. Or tm I w at Washington, Into departments the spectai of a subject rare being ex-1 berearter by rote of the whole peo
."mJ?i'ob ,,roo MlM " ii.tt the national capito and through plotted, occasional outhurat- are to pie, these candidates hare ."flopped"
Hilar. I . r " k- m - ... ,ku. .UA T i-I ' "
toe newspanere of the United States, u" Ul - wun varying degrees Of grace and
vviiiiiiucii lay uuiuiu uiiii i . i
OPINIONS OF THE STATE PRESS ON
- : ; .STATEMENT NO, It - v .X
TKf.K!ri4WRlW MAIN TS. HOMt AlfWl.
- elfh-e. D-a-dl; Kul A.TU.
Rciojt AovEimtKo KKrawKNTATiva a ByatemT What wonder that JO
rabri of man-corrupting, leglslatlve-
. .c, inww Buiiumg. imrago. wrecking, party demoralising riot
' . snhwrtpt Tirai t nn to nr addrrM I should bave turned the Republican
.ninihinpimiiminimm), party int6 factions, uprooted Its
One 7r........i. .ni nou. .m foundittlons, and given the state!
'One yer,..."...2.SO I On imwifl .'.,,,,.$ JJ !
. DAILY AND S3MAT.
One rear T.6 Oh muota .$ CI
''' A ' Square Statement.
' From the 0eald Signal (Rep.). '
The Signal el.nds squarely for the
primary. law, SUtement .No. 1 Included.
It believes with President Roosevelt
agility and have now subscribed to th,t u botter hooa a good man
K. eBinMe . thai ' " -. " I . - . ,
the otherwise fair name of Oregon. . "J,l" i ,7 .7.. - 7. " Statement No. 1. : Certainly betterl n. Mirowef pariy
How could any party survive such ' t late than never. , But we fancy that put.iican party, with tht. though in
" i inpir rninrai nr s Anf iam waii i v nava i viaw ins Hinai ma riarnt im
W)MB WHKAT FIGl'IlFS.
0
It would be wisdom for
every man to examine bis
sowing,' since , the reaping Is
beyond bis changing. Iaa
Msclaren. ' '
session, Simon turned down igno-
mlnlously to please the ambition of
others, Corbett bled of bis dollars
by a greedy horde of bloodsuckers,
such Is some of the putrid record,
and what and where) Is the nartv
0i .i . - . A n. rniiM anrvlve lT What hut th
honorable traditions of the organi
sation nnder such a bedlam of vlc-
EVERAL macbJne organs are re-j lousnesa and vice, could' have sur
V peatlng the following statement I vlved so longT
1 of the Eugene Register; I And, in spite of all this odium. In
Democratic governors? Dolph as-i
sasslnated by a blpw In the dark,
Mitchell with enough votes at hla
back to elect, defeated by a hold-up other CODd,tons were favorable to
UT of the interior wheat grow
ing regton come encouraging
reports for the coming year.
Winter wheat, it Is said, is In
shape in the Interior west,
there being' ample moisture, while
good
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
Us growth. As compared with a cor
responding time last spring the farm-
era are nearly a month ahead In their
work and already the seeding of
spring wheat has begun. The pres
ent outlook Is much more favorable
than It was a year ago when half a
billion dollars' worth of wheat was
grown in the United States.
Last year the estimated produc
tion of wheat was:
Export flour, barrels . . .
Value
1 1 lorn e conaumed, buahela
Value .
S.060.1Z0.000
12.448.096.000
IZS.I7I.000
$500.40.800
70.S3M2S
M0.J14.IIS
15.I84.CJ7
WnrM HiiahMIa
The Register desires to add I spite of the rending and dismember- viu'
. statement No. S to the primary law, I ment of the Republican party, in united states, bushels
which Is In effect as follows: Thatl'Pite of this rotten record of shame value
fitness of the candidates for. the of-1 made by politicians and pirates, a .Export wheat, bushels
. flee of legislature is of vastly more I achemtf has '-been unloosed to re- value
importance to the state of Oregon establish the system In the state, and
than any provision that may be con-1 false prophets and false friends of
talned In Statements No. 1 or' 2 of Republicanism are counseling Its
the law." "' . ' rehabilitation. Even Senator Ful-
1 cx-uovernor oeer Has repeatedly ton, protesting nis aevouon to nis Mississippi valley exchange thus
.voiced this proposition. The Jour- party, recipient from if of Its high-(philosophises: , "if by any possible
nai nas several tunes answered It, Donors, maeoiea to k as muca as C0inclden6e every grain of wheat
and will do so once more, briefly. 1 1 "y other man. Is a non-committal thOU& be blighted for one year this
hn m.,H it ti... ..a owss men ana meaaurea. oi wnaiever
.y., vt "uipartv rrora this standpoint However,
subscribed to the Statement in . the I Ha predilections are. and always have
first instance , No man who imW MW' wun tn nepuwicao party, ana
iivm maiance. . no man wno see as i thi. hi. m,ii.i iw.n rn.n.
etecuon io me legislators snouia oeiaatna and meaaurea. it wiu support
In doubt upon a principle oi such u,OM " wepuoiican principles.
importance aa this. The Marion Cotinty Statement No. 1
Ticket.
The Pacific Outlook -(Los Angeles) : From the 8lem journal
remarks: "The Harrlmans and the Do our reader fully realise what it
Calhouns are greater anarchists than I meana to have this ticket nominated and
the hungry men. who throw bombs. 1 eiscied T
io tne nrt place no one queations
but what that ticket will be elected If
it Is nominated
It Is veryAdoubtful if men of any
party can be round to run against State.
men i no. 1 ticket if It is ratiriea at me
primary election on April 17.
This la not becauae democrat a want
to help Republican but becauae there la
a vaat majority or people or botn parties
who want to take the aeiectlon of united
Statee aenatora entirely out of the hands
or the legiaiature.
But there la a greater principle In
volved within the Republican party
itaelf.
Jt la a well I.nown fact that the Re
called leadera In the party at Portland
becauae he dnllvera'it la advance t the above party,
; , Small -Change
"We await aa answer; What Is a Re-
publlcanT , j ' -
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People are following leaders who rise
Deoule'e choice.
A Statement No. 1 ian cannot enter
Into any deal to hold dp the legiaiature
or trade his vote or senator for appro
priations.
Me , haa burned the ' brlda-ea behind
him. He aumla tor a clean ticket, for
tne American riu and majority ruie..
e '. e
Vlaltora: Tou get Bull Run water
' e ' ,
. Don't kP on' paving streets 'with
good Intentions.
; e e t
Ta-oma claims to have slllgatora In
The hollow ting of the emptied barrel harbor., Now, Seattle,
The greater a man's Intelligence and
reponsibIIIty, the greater the crime
of which be Is the author.'" This Is
a truth worth thinking about.
Letters From the People
Appreciation of Faimesa.
Sclo. Or., April 1. To the Kdl-
tor of The Journal I wlah to con
gratulate you on your editorial, under
the caption "Free Speech." that ap
peared In The "Journal of March It.
In this editorial you dlnclayed sn in-1 and over the atat deliberately atarted
telllgenoe. honeety and falrneaa that la ou' to malcathe legtalattve tlcketa them
truly commendable, and I feel that I That w the nian in v.rinn
112 17B 11T I "'Juula 'ou anow mai mere ta one i ana it aia not rail for lack or intention
' '''1,' , or your readers, at leaat. who apprecl-lon the part of the machine leadera.
418,088.778 ated It ... J It failed becauae there was too much
wnue ipia may oe in oniy congratu-i aentlment among the rank and file
rnmmeatlna- on thoan fl-Mirea a 'V"ry. Vll5r .,ou receive regaraing true againat the propoa tlon.
tommeiUDg on ineso nguree a edltorlaL don't think that 1 am the nniv n. . .hm.UA7 i. . .n
wun wn iwrrmir. mna approvea or it, by the machine leader, and rompoeed of
for I am ur that every right-thinking delegate largely of their own selection.
Rn.,n. ,h,ounl,y will approve of three out of four Republlcana In Marlon
11 J"01. !?ul7.- , I countv were onnoaed to return to the
' 'There is nothing before the peo- friend of the foul system that hasjmlgnt be fc prtty hungry country dom of ap.
pie of Oregon Just now so Important brought bis party nothing but wreck and Bt,u a gIntle graIn ratner an other facU
as to
elect senators bv vote of I and ruin. From one end to the
gc
straight home to the people.
insignificant atom. But it
I attribute the rrorre and a-reat-
neas of our country more to the free-
ecn ana prea tnan to all
or combined, and ha who
curtail thl freedom bv force
means a an anarcniat or tn worst type,
old methods of making up a legtalatlve
ticaet.
A Statement No. 1 man cannot trade
hla vote for r.nv office or for any com
mlaalon. or real estate or anything elae,
will not sound In tba ears ot hla chil
dren and grandchildren.
- The taint of a money transaction by
Which (he honorable In the punt have
o orten become diaiionorADiea will
never be oa hi ha rule. ..)
A man may be dlehoneat man on
otner matter, nut on tjia'.emeni no. i
he cannot be dlnhoneat with the people.
e e
Wall atreet may scream and wall, bu.
Portland goes ahead Just the same.
hi. April enowera win make May,
flowersand then lota of ro-.ee 'In June.
"I tremble." aaid Secretary Taft. And
curiously tn earthquake occurred In
Mexico. . -
' e e
Hoaton Qlobe: Con arena hen been In
Cake's Candidacy. ' i ;
From the Mcdford Tribune.
II." M. Cake make a convincing krgvi-1 "Ion lnc December l. 10T, and la
ment In favor of Statement No. 1 and 'Ul1 bu'y ra-rk,n ""
marshal an arrsy pf rtgure on sens- . Governor Hughe ny. men are nine
torlal scandal that convince the moat tenth good. But what an awful lot of
skeptical of the absurdity of. returning jneanne there muat be tn that one
to th. old ayatem, simply to provide ltntb.1 .
araft for Dolltlclan. Mr. Cake came It la all Vl-zht . nmlt Ith m Kn.
out for Statement No. 1 when politician not always th right thing to gaa with
were busiest againat It and trying to the rook. Eugene Ouard. Had personal
make It appear aa moat unpopular, but sxperlonc. eht ,
time 1 proving th wldom of hi ;
course. He alone among Kepunjicani " m Mini ri in m mw jri
candidate I making hla campaign en J reataurant. Now wasn't that a deliclou
Statement No. I.
The Machine."
By J. B. Warder.
The rlngster ooor old "graft machine"
Haa aimoat flunked the raoe; ,
There' a look of sad dejection .
On hi graatly gor atainea lace.
We're sorry for him old and .weasened.
Grown palsied, lame ana Dima,
But really, there s no earthly reason
To spar hi ins tni time.
The "system" that Is beat for u:
That la falreat. through and through.
Will land upon this "Thing of Rust"
with the rury, or a uiu.
We'll rough him, and we'll cuff him,
Since we pave him on tne run.
We'll clout him with the cudgel.
That' known a "Statement Cm.
And when th "mighty referendum"
The people' big stick") awing,
There'll be a crashing roar and rattle
ur Hi inside wneei ana springs.
the neonla to brine- mnrn'mmi other of the State, legislative candl- . .v.- n .v,-. i I 1 am .personally acquainted with
i 7 . ... " - I . - - . . . I uiuio iu uiui u. uiu n,iut euiu tu I r.mma uoidman, and, while I
11.I.L l
Akm. .-A at a. I. a. U VAa.M. ..J " A-IHUIti UVIUUIOI1, KUH, Willi A lIlinK BntJ
dates are appearing with bogus and the ox jfan must have bread nUreiy wrong in her view on o-
enough of the liquor trafflo and pro
hibits It, It is not fair play for the
Ita nanda ana
It would
But
TIism l iin ha. tv.i itefntlt nloilrM. trnm th Rr. Mr. . . . .. . . clology, etill she Is by no meana the I general government to tie
a awa w auv ai saeuu sku s)uu uudwj Liiat w vwjv. wi. . - w g - " - - - w fi rvt on n rniian rn n i ur'M tv mr as i j i . , - . . i i . . . . . . .
. ... ... - - . . h '.ki.r. ,...,,, ji, - i Bne-aemon ane is orten picturea to r. noia u wnue tne liquor trane contin-
Statement No.,1 candidates for the Bonebrake s majority little Joker BUbstitute for wheat of which bread with her it la an error of the head ue buaines from just over the border.
legislature are worse, less capable or m Benton to tne itepuDiican voters la made ..
less trustworthy, than Statement No. choice" In Multnomah, all for the why wouIdn"t corn do?
a or ' Statement NO. Z" men. . The Purpose ot creating m sompwin uu 0. .v. frnm ...rvatlon
Statement No. 1 .men are fighting variety of statement that will ultl-1 Jet ug not wori. tne wheat will 1 heara lecture and hi
; for a great . principle. The whole mately throw the senatorial election grow the corn and the bar,eT( Toerforcibi "
country is watcamg me oauie. ks'. v"w I and the grass, and we shall be fed. ".'"S"
" ' Look ever the tickets In Mult- the old system once more. It is an . , tnr r.Hnn. vt fd i
I . - f I AUJCI IVa T VI Bv"v' wavawaa J "
nomah, In Marion, In Lane, in Uma- emaring spectacle, even in Oregon, feed Jtgelf and help iargeIy to feed
tuia,- in Clackamas If among thefwn,?n wtl mT9 ccubiouiu u apwiu- worid
biatemem o, l canaidates there i nuc.
- a horsethief, a swindler, a bad man,
' vote against him; this will be fight
of course., But the assumption of
the Eugene Register, of Mr. Geer,
' and a few others, that Statement No.
1 men are unworthy, Incapable, ras
cals, scoundrels, while Statement No:
a or, statement iso. 3" men are
Ideal candidates is absurd and friv
olous. .'. ' " f ;
The rjae6tion Is: Shall the people
rule?,, ; Beyond i and above party,
above and beyond Smith, Jones and
, Brown, this question, this issue rises
It will not and cannot, be obscured
by this chatter and claptrap about
the personal fitness of Tompkins and
Robinson. ;
The Statement No. 1 candidates
are. otherwise, at least as good sa&
i trustworthy .. as ,j the others; ".the
chances are that they are a little
more bo. .The man who trusts the
people, who Is ready and willing to
. obey the people, who lives close to
the people and tries to understand
And serve them, is likely to be a bet
ter man In the legislature than the
man who is a tool ot a political ma
chine, and .has no thought, politic
ally, but 'one of party.. '
TI1E VICTORIOUS RAILROADS.
ALL RIGHT BUT DOUBTFUL.
Waks aaro the Orearonlan showed how
NTERESTINO news by wire Is to utteriy um the Aldrlch currency bin
the effect that tne railroads areji. and gave the reasons why It should I to condemn that which appear to me
preparing to "press home" their I not pass.
rather than of th heart. , I have no To accomplish this amendment the oia
fear of her ever colnvertlna: inv con- Henburn-Dolllver bill waa Introduced.
siderable number of toe people to her I It ever failed to pas both houses In
view. Then let her talk, aa long aa any one session. Thl year a differ
she does not advocate violence. I have I ent tack ha been taken, possibly he.
av read her lit-1 cause the prohibition aentlment of the
some wneat among country is at aucn run tiae tne liquor
stiDDress that interests dared not trust such larre
we cannot meet with loerlo la to bodies. Thl year, as the Bacon bill.
Our weaanea ana nothing- m. th subcommittee cr th liidlctarv com-
inaoie couia De more truiv un-American I mittee have undertaken to handle It.
You will probably remember me aa the The press report simply stated that by
one who criticised you rather adversely a vote of 8 to S thl aubcommltee de
last aummer. for the manner - In which elded that the bill waa unconstitutional
your reporter handled the report of the and ao pax and It out entirely. For a
Haywood trial. I think the verdict of bill which ha the support of o great
the Jury proved that my criticism waa a number of people, and where no many
Just But, however that may be. I wish able lawyers consider It constitutional.
to assure you that 1 am eauallv aa It aeema ratner necullar that thla auh.
quick to commend and congratulate you I committee should usurp the power qf
uii m. auoa, senmoie eaiioriai aa 4 am tne suDreme court.
What I want to know la where Mr.
to the bar In 1167. and a year later re
moved to Missouri, where he haa since I
lived, save for a while when he was in
Kansas. He became a prominent law
yer, and later a circuit Judge and a
member of congress. He haa been de
partment commander of th O. A. R. of
Missouri ana chairman oz tn penalon
committee ot tha national CI A. R tn
which capacity he became very popular I Invent a party especially to lit him.
amona- hla comrades throughout tha I Los Angeles Times. WelL about 80.000.-
country oy reason or tn more liberal I uu peupie may invent in party yet.
pension legislation be brought about a I
clam to swallow. And what a slow rat
it must hav been! .
- ,e ..
Every time a duke or count marrlea
an helreas he la sued by a tailor or aome
meddling, measly tradesman. This Is
awful, dontcher know?
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Chicago Record-Herald:- If Prince
Helle knew It, he might make money by
ouuaing a icnoe arouna nimseil ana
Charging an admission fee.
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Emma Goldman' I reported a ylng:
"I will talk when I dam pleaae." , We
have long suspected that Emma waa
both unladylike and ungrammaticaL
Observe those fine, gray-haired tatee
men who are for "tariff revision In the
future. "Manana." la their policy,
when It comes to doing anything for th
people.
e
So Anna I to marry Hell. Look for
divorce in two or three yearC We
knew .Ann was fierce to marry when
he said h wouldn't marry. She's
built tnat way.
e e
A Nebraska court haa ruled that
women may get off the car backward.
Th judge waa doubtless married, He
could not afford to hav a woman in
contempt of court.
a e
tW see nothing for It, far a Sen
ator La Follette U concerned, but to
lew yeara ago. Hi election a com
mander-ln-chlef of th Grand Army
took place at th national encampment
In Saratoga laat fall.
died.
Los Angeles Times: Jim HU1 1 re
ported as having had another fit of pes
stmism. The public will, therefore, im
patiently wait to learn where Jim In
tend to build Ave or lx new road,
a e
Albany Democrat: The student of Al-
TJ,. tt haa naaaad tha senate . . . lTOKOn . lOOCl . on ' tni vote. I have
- - -- ' ' i wun Deal wisnes roe inn jMimm mi frnAn u, viiitin rnr a 9a ..a m
THE ROOT OF TnE TROUBLE.
X
t
rHE agency that has done more
than all else to bring harmpto
j the Republican party in Ore-
gon has been legislative elec
tion of senator. It has been the
- i Nemesis of the party, bringing upon
the whole party retribution for the
sins of A few leaders and bossies.
' Ambitious -politicians have sown to
the ' winds, and the party has
' reaped the ' whirlwind. They be
. . deviled the party with their personal
ambitions, and split it with their un
compromising i! factionalism. They
. kept It for-30 years In turmoil, dis
cord, division and turbulence. Their
i.way to preferment lay through 40
days of lot at Salem, with every
' , thimble-rigger and every ward heeler
la the state a figure in the game.
The purpose in a legislative session
' was, not to legislate, but to buy,
traffic, barter, bully senatorial votes.
, "Wine, women and eong, shameful as
it Is , to admit It,', were -assets in this
caturualla of scandal. As Senator
v Fulton, who . ought to know, says,
' "Meh of tlie'Tilghest .character in the
state went to lengths and did things
. they were no donbt ashamed of ever
afterward."- It was a .political orgy
for patrons of Mexican bull fights to.
turn from with disgust It began at
-.the beginning of the session and be
fore, ran roughshod through it: and
everything- pe-rtainng to it for 40
' nicht of the last day. elected,, or. did
not elect, a senator, as the case hap
IH'ued, IJonest, decent men went to
iho session respected and respecta'
LI?, and came awaywiththe brand
of boodle on their foreheads and loot
in thfir' pockets. Reputations were
l a km there as resplendent as the
noonday sun, to come away tarnished
and tainted. "That money, large
mnis of It, was not only 'offered, but
received aad by men of the hfghest
fctaiisliag In the state," is the states
i:.. iit of iTemitor Fulton in his reply
i o 1 en c j', . V "i. -? : --: ' A ' .
n r.lsof the federal courts in
O ' ' .i i' t k with the nasty record of
. . . ... V. . , . ... I M . - I 1 - . I i
Victory in ine uniiea states su-lna now tne wmmuraw uu iuuubuui irum uni your eaitoriai treatment nave a -very nign personal regard for
..... - ..I xr Klof all SllhleCtS Will 1m chacactMrlrf .h 1 hln mnA In .tel. ahlKh will niK.Kl.
court, wnerein It was new 'A. holding m ee ttart to th ,m '!T honesty VndT nVe Vote XMttotoXhftiA
liiv. nnl th nn. n . cltlee are holding: meetings to the on alluded to. O. ft r;YTitT Lmln, Jnn T n ih.
preme
that at
, -. . . , , . . , . protest against It, and aendlng resolur
ulate fare and freight rates even on t0 fhe hoUfi; whlch .clar. that
railroads wholly within thlr own there would better be no currtcy iegl8.
borders. Their program is to carry ution than this. Oregonian.
the war Into those states In which -fTES, and "weeks ago," and
2-cent fare laws have been put Into W months ago, and years ago, the
effect by state legislatures. What I Oregonlan has shown how "ut-
adds to the Interest Is that 15S men terly unfit" the tariff law Is;
own and control 89 per cent of the yet that paper now frequently prac
Where did Senator Fulton Stand?
Portland, Or., April J. To the Edi
tor of The Journal There 1 one thing
I would like to hear from our senior
senator upon while he Is In th state.
He 1 a member of the subcommittee
of the Judiciary committee of the sen
ate. They have recenilv bad-under con
sideration the Bacon bill, and reached
wnat seemea a ratner peculiar conclu
play." Vhen state decides it ha had
miles of railroad operated In the tlcally asserts that the Republican 8ln' na ma!Y,of the enator con-
country, party can do not wrong is the acme stood.
The figures are authentic, being ttn(i gummary of political wisdom and T,hl" B.a.t?" bJA the oM Hepburn-
j..., .a, v. Q7o I , . i ioiiivr Mm unur i new name, ana It
from senate document No. S78 of Ulrtue. history run eomething like thl:
the first session of the sixtieth con- what are we to believe? If the When the "original package" decision
gress, embracing the report of the Republican party can and will do trade the right to ahfp liquor Into
interstate commerce commission. no wrong, why doesn't it then defeat l?Lyi"rn.2;ys
Further figures from the same source I or paM the Aldrlch bill? Mor- of the country immediately commenced
show that to these 153 men goes 94 gan, eminent Republican, wants the io V ntdbedS ne lawmndea this
per cent of the gross earnings or an bill passed; Scott, eminent Repub- This is the American idea of "fair
the operated railroads In the nation. Mean,. wants it defeated. This Bitu
And, If these facts are not sufficient- ation' represents the Republican
ly significant to arouse the concern Darty.
of the thoughtful citizen, there Is 1 yet hurrah for the lustrous, lum-
the charge made by Congressman jn0us. historical. Grand Old Party.
Lloyd on the floor of the house the Possibly, however, a political ama-
other day. He declared, and sub- teur and Inquirer may be pardoned
tnltted figures to prove It, that the jf he ventures to entertain a faint
government had been robbed of more suspicion that "party" is a good deal
than, $70,000,000 since 1880 by or a delusion. At least, under the
railroads carrying the mails. He de- mentioned circumstances, and when
manded to know, and with perfect 80 many "doctors" disagree, we claim
reason, why suits nave, noi Deen the liberty of a doubt
brought against the railroads to re-
of letting the people know that he
stands for them as againat the liquor
traffic, If he did. and I am still atrong
In the hope or belief that he la too good
a lawyer ana too true a iriena or tne
fieople to be found on the side of the
iquor trade. If there I any constitu
tional question tne supreme court should
decide that, and I can't believe Mr. Ful
ton would try to forestall them.
I hop he will fully discuss thla for
the benefit of hla friends and the gen
eral public. S. T. JOHNSON.
Charles G. Barton's Birthday.
Charles O. Burton of Missouri, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of
the Republic, waa boro April 4, 1848, In
Cleveland, Ohio, but spent hi boyhood
in the town of Warren, in the satne
atate. When 15 year Id he enlisted
In the Nineteenth Ohio Infantrv. hut
was obliged to ask for his discharge
for disability six month later. In 1844
he served 100 dav In the . TCstlnnnl
Guard of his state. He waa admitted
This Date In History.
1774 Oliver Goldsmith. Soet.
BOm It in. I hanv enllaa-a In mnplr imnvaiiHnii V.... . .
1793 Thaddeu Stevens. American I .i..,. ir,, v. . 1
statesman, born. Died August ". dent, declared for the sofd etandard and
r i Krt-,1 r, i 1a . .'v. i Trioi 1 lna maepenaence or tne rnilippine and
tragedian, born, pled March II, 1891. againat woman suffrage and the gov-
1 i J .W1M?m t1,'?.1"3 arrUoni,nJnt5J crnment ownership of railroads. The
tf'MhtaeaCD convention, will pleao
in Virginia February 9, 1T7S.
1858 British force under file Tfuah
Rose defeated the Indian mutlneera and
took the city of Jhansl.
1883 Peter Cooper, philanthropist,
died. Born February II, 1791.
1908 Explosion In a cartridge fac
tory at Brldreport, Connecticut, resulted
In a number of deaths.
Hanging Pictures Danjrcrons.
From th Kansas City Journal.
"Railroad casualties receive such wide
publicity," said an Insurance man yes
terday, "that there Is a common belief
on the part of the public that one Is
more liable to accidents while travel-
NO USE TRYING TO PLAY POSSUM
si
cover this money.
The charge recalls the notorious
incident In the last congress, when
a special committee, after months of
Investigation and backed by the rec
ommendation of the postmaster gen
eral, advised a reduction bt 12,-
PARTY.
T
HIS statement appears in sev
eral exchanges: "Parties must
be preserved, for only through
their medium can constitution
al government be carried on. Party
000.000 in the allowance to the rail- fealty is necessary and should be
roads for transportation or mans, snown in upnoiaing party pnnci
r,t,iw tn h mer with a blunt refusal Dies, promoting good government
by congress to make a cut of more purity In public office and harmony
than $2,000,000. v. in party errorts; unseiuea anegiance,
with an mant good things at the discord and factional differences
hands of courts and congress, Is it! should be condemned."
not 'to be expected that the 153 men I But what is "party" good for un
who receive all bat 6 per cent of the less It serves the people? Fealty to
profits of the railroad world should whom, to what? Let ub know; the
"press home" their victory, ana pusii worm is inquiring, wnai nas party
on to demolish the little power left I done for Farmer Smith and Mechanic
to what were once sovereign states! Jones?
We want public men to serve the
KOREA. i people, not party;
T
HE assassination of Durham W. The Detroit News seems to have
Stevens was a' tragical episode Bome doubt about Tom Lawson's
growing out of a; long system scheme. It remarks: , "The well
of misgovernment. Stevens known reputation ot the Guggen-
was to the Korean court what Robert helm twins for philanthropy, and of
Hart was to China adviser, Inter
preter, lawgiver.! He was an em
ploye and agent of Japan, yet ad
vised; well for Korea. He saw the
Koreans utterly unfit for self-gov-ernmentJ
corrupt, ripe for national
destruction; so Stevens advised the
absorption of Korea by Japan. This
may: not have been quite justifiable,
History ; will judge. Some remarks
Of the Detroit News-Tribune, how
ever, are Interesting. It says:
The f Jap liave learned, to ap, th
westerai sophistries with which the eon
science I . ' appeased- While the hand
grab. They-are givlnjr the Korean
some -real western ?bcnv6lent assimila
tion'! under the excuse T of Jnahif es t
d-Ktfny," They re making the back
arils of Korea "bloom like a rosa gar
vn.'' and the street and sewers of thoi
Tom Lawson for moral reform In
gambling, almost justifies the pub
lic confidence in his latest sale of
gold dollars at a liberal discount fori
cash.
V
"Judge Gray's boom is starting.
and if it doesn't stop too many times
by the wayside it might reach Den
ver on time," ehys an exchange. It
will never get across the prairies.
One of the most significant signs
of the campaign is the eleventh-hour
change of heart which is being expe
rienced' by: a number of legislative
candidates who entered the field
originally as opponents of Statement
No. X.jKjnring the last three or, four
weeks! reports have come from va-
'NAM T- CtMAT 1 - ' - rrmiM f
s "
take notice.
It I aald that "Little Bob" I gaining
ground in Oregon, but while he would
carry the state on a popular vote for
president and by an overwhelming nin
jorlty, his time hasn't come yet. This
Is Taft'a year. Pendleton Tribune.- Arn
you quite aure about that. Governor?
Why shouldn't this he "Little Bobs"
year? Is it always going to be "man
ana" with you Republican politicians?
Oregon Sidelights
Rains have helped crops.
-? a
m, 1 1 . , mi . . .
I,,- H,a h.n tluln.. V, l.,. wl." nilsneiS OZ
.. ....... ... ,..... .... 'iwneBt pernap more tnan ever.
uie coniinoa oi nis nome.
ahot'.nat"': SZSrfEZ 2 ady to be glorious
nav more losses T to neVnla wh "T r POTI(,U Oregon,
Tured In their own hnm.i nr nr (k.l. I
premise than they do to people hurt I Commercial clubs are now organized
in railway accidents. insurance com- ,n almost every ure.on tovrn
paniea pay more money to people who
get hurt Banging picture or taking Building erected In Corvallls last
stoves apart than they do to the victims year cost 880,000.
of head-on collisions. It aounda Strang, - - -
but It's the truth." Hunting Is good at Windy Point, says
a correspondent of the Bums .New.
Canyonvllle Kcho: T. W. Weaver -1
putting out 2,000 tokay, Black 'Prince
and Malaga grape vine this spring in
addition to 3.000 vine which he haa al
ready on his homestead.
-
Wedderburn Radium: Get away from
political prejudice. He who allow him
self, to believe there la nothing good in
the other fellow's parry, barricades
himself so completely behind prejudice
mat ne cannot advance.
For the first time In three years. A.
J. Sturdevant, the pioneer merchant of
Pilot Rocfk, visited Pendleton, the coun
ty aeat, last week. He would not trust
himself to the new railroad, and trav
eled by private conveyance.
Eugene Register: The present low
price of lumber and labor have Induced
many Eugene people to build thla year
and before another 30 days roll around
we will be abJe to announce aome other
very important building improvement.
Silver Lake Central Oregonlan: Two
bulls belonging to Charles Pitcher be
came engaged In a sanguinary battle
one day th laat of .the week with the
result that one killed . the other before
tney could d separated.
s - . a
tiiamain r aus- express ; ,j. u. warrou ji
wa in town Monday on hla- daily Quest l,
for a cook. He says he can find all
kind or men to work on a ranch but
not one female cook. Mr. Carroll is
head cook for several ranch handa, and
he show th effect of the strenuous
1UO.
Mentioning a "pretty" . wedding, th
(janyonvme Kcno aays: xnia is tne third
wedding we have had this year. Re
member, girls, this Is leap year and you
will not have this grant opportunity for
another four years, Tou know tim
rue rast, ana ir at rirst you don't auo
cced try, try again.
Madras Piorieer: There wa a strong
movement m.reai estate in jaaara last
Tuesday, wun tne wind blowlna- with
a velocity of not les than 40 mile an
hour all day every 50-foot lot in town
changed handa several time or so It
appeared to the poor unfortunate who
happened to be out in it
v.;".''-'"'i.,-vl a 4 -v.;,'- VV-.: jry-.i ;
Albany Herald:' Farmer are getting
busy and It Is not-an uncommon thing
to see two or three teams in - almost
every field rushing the anrlna- work.
though here most farmers are .well along
with their spring plowing, and as soon
as - the ground receive . more sunshine
seeding will be in vogue, and ere long
the spring grain will be In. Fall grain
is looking fine and all vegetation Is tak
ing on a new growth. 1 .
'-.- v --.: v' J'-..-,v-'.f a . " .fe
Wallowa Chieftain: White tho recent
rain have cost the railroad cnnMrv
able money and caused some delay in the
maiuv etc., tney nave Den or untold
benefit tovthe farmer and stockmen of
Wallowa countv. t The rans-es ori.
Iv iri need of lust such A rain and the
grass IS taking a good etart bs result.
"More rain,' more grass;'":". the' stocK-""
men, and If; th?r are- directly benefited
then It follow that: the remainder of
the people .will be benefited in- an Indi
rect manner also, vv v1 .-,-; ' --